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Behold: The Greatest Engine Swap of All Time

Human ingenuity is a wonderful thing. When your Ford Ranger's 2.3-liter four-cylinder craps out, go to Harbor Freight—not for tools—but for a $150 212cc Predator two-stroke engine. Problem largely solved. Best engine swap in history.

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RIP to the Mercedes-Benz A-Class

Mercedes discontinued the A-Class in the United States after the 2022 model year, but the company’s smallest sedan is still around in other markets. Additionally, it’s also sold as a hatchback – the only vehicle with this body style to carry the three-pointed star. However, both flavors are not long…

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Audi Isn't So Sure Anymore About Going Electric in 2032

It feels like I’ve written this article several times before. Audi is the latest automaker to cast doubt on its lofty EV goals. In 2021, the Four Rings announced plans to become purely electric by 2032, pledging to launch its final combustion-engine car in 2026. Now, it's rethinking those targets,…

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Dodge Launched a New Charger Daytona Website. It's Comically Bad

There's a new Dodge Charger out there. You may have heard about it, being electric and all. To ensure everyone is in the know about the 2025 Charger Daytona, Dodge launched a special interactive website that looks like it uses a web design template straight from Y2K.

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Buy an Alfa Romeo Quadrifoglio While You Still Can

It’s time to say goodbye to the gas-powered Alfa Romeo Giulia and the Stelvio. The automaker has announced that it will stop taking orders for the turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder models due to emission standards, but more importantly, the 2.9-liter V-6 Quadrifoglio models are gone, too. Only the 2.2-liter diesel with…

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Honey, Ferrari Shrunk the V-12

Ferrari is not the first to dream up an oval-piston engine. Honda actually raced and later sold an oval-piston V-4, with each piston having two connecting rods and eight-valve heads. Essentially, it was a kind of V-8 with two pairs of conjoined combustion chambers on either cylinder bank. AutoGuide uncovered…

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Ferrari Buyers Are Getting Younger

Buying a Ferrari takes money. Lots of money. Typically, people with lots of money have worked many decades to acquire such funds, which puts them in a higher age group. That's true of most high-end brands. But more recently, Ferrari has seen a shift in the age of its buyers—and…

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Was the SSC Tuatara Worth the 15-Year Wait? We Finally Drive It

They say perfection takes time. SSC founder and CEO Jerod Shelby takes that phrase to heart.

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Audi Could Pass Tariff Costs Onto Consumers

The threat of tariffs on imported cars into the United States has automakers thinking how best to mitigate them. Prices are expected to rise on many makes and models when US President Donald Trump’s proposed 25-percent tariff goes into effect on April 2, and that could include Audi. The German…

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What It's Like Owning a Diesel Land Rover LR3 for Two Years

I know, I know. Land Rovers are horrible cars and nobody should ever touch one if they have any sort of financial sense. For various reasons, the British-made SUVs are consistently at the bottom of almost all reliability reports.

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No, This Isn't a New Alfa Romeo Supercar

This may sound ironic but don’t believe everything you read online. Images of a mysterious Alfa Romeo surfaced last weekend, sparking speculation about a new supercar. While many assumed it was an early leak of the 33 Stradale’s successor, the car is not an upcoming model. In fact, it predates…

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Mazda's Skyactiv-Z Will Be 'The Ideal Internal Combustion Engine'

These days, we rarely get to talk about newly developed gas engines. Automakers prefer to hype up their future EVs, while internal combustion becomes little more than a footnote. But some companies are bucking the trend. Mazda defied the downsizing agenda with its gas and diesel inline-sixes, and now it’s…

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Great News: The New Alfa Romeo Giulia Will Have Gas Engines

In 2021, Stellantis said that Alfa Romeo would become an electric-only brand in the Enlarged Europe, North America, and China regions by 2027. Well, that’s not happening anymore. Alfa Romeo’s new CEO has confirmed that the Italian brand will keep combustion engines for the long haul. The next-generation Stelvio and…

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Audi Is Laying Off 7,500 People

The cuts keep coming. Audi has announced that it will lay off 7,500 employees by 2029 with the intent of increasing the speed, productivity, and flexibility of its Ingolstadt and Neckarsulm facilities. The automaker says the move will achieve more than €1 billion ($1.1 billion at today's exchange rate) in…

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No, The Grand Tour Isn't Returning

The Grand Tour has driven into the sunset. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May's final episode, One For The Road, aired last September on Amazon Prime. Prior to that, the trio dissolved their production company, W. Chump and Sons. We've seen some occasional YouTube content of the presenters living…

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Whoops: GM Recalled More Cars for Wheels That Could Lock Up

In November 2024, General Motors recalled nearly half a million vehicles for a scary transmission problem that could cause the wheels to lock up. Now, the number is officially over 500,000 cars thanks to a new recall affecting Cadillac sedans and the Chevrolet Camaro.

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A Ford Explorer Tremor Is Happening

Get ready for an off-road-focused Ford Explorer. No, it's not a bonkers Raptor with jump-happy suspension, but it is an Explorer Tremor. Ford teased the new trim with a simple image showing an Explorer's dirty backside with a Tremor badge in full view.

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Foxconn Will Build EVs for Two Unnamed Japanese Automakers: Report

Foxconn is apparently on the verge of designing and manufacturing electric vehicles for two unspecified Japanese companies. The Taiwanese electronics maker has expressed interest in cooperating with Nissan, but Foxconn chairman Young Liu did not mention which companies are being considered.

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The Ford Airstream Concept Predicted Our Crossover Future

Just before the floor fell out beneath Detroit in the late 2000s, Ford partnered with Airstream for something pretty cool. The impossibly shiny Ford Airstream Concept debuted at the 2007 North American International Auto Show in Detroit. At the time, the collab was two-fold: It paid homage to Airstream while…

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Dodge Already Has Huge Discounts On the Charger EV

The electric Dodge Charger Daytona has only been on dealer lots for a few months, but the company is already offering steep discounts on its new battery-powered muscle car. If you're lucky, you might be able to snag a 2024 Charger Daytona for up to $12,500 off, bringing the price…

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The Electric IQ Makes the Escalade Feel Important Again: First Drive Review

The 2025 Cadillac Escalade IQ, otherwise known as the first electric Escalade, is a big deal. The Escalade has been a cultural staple for decades. No matter the use case—a VIP chauffeur or a school drop-off—a shiny black Escalade signals straight-to-the-point wealth. People in Escalades mean business.

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The XM Is Dead Last In BMW Global Sales

BMW managed to hold on to its global sales luxury crown in 2024, even though shipments decreased by 2.3 percent to 2,200,217 vehicles. Rivals fell even harder, as Mercedes dropped 3 percent to 1,983,403 cars, while Audi plummeted 11.8 percent to 1,671,218 units. Although BMW remained the leader, all but…

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The New Jaguar Looks Like Cruella's Car On Video

Jaguar is hitting the reset button. Rather than continuing to chase BMW, it wants to go after Bentley. The brand’s reinvention starts with this outrageously shaped car. It was initially previewed by the Type 00 concept last December before the outlandish EV appeared earlier this month during Paris Fashion Week.…

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The Renault 5 Turbo 3E Is a 'Mini Supercar'

Renault is serious about selling the wacky 5 Turbo 3E. After showing the concept in late 2024, the production version has just landed. It looks virtually identical, save for minor changes like adding an RS logo aft the B-pillars. It’s still a two-door, two-seater affair, whereas the regular Renault 5…

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Someone Save This 1989 Nissan 300ZX IMSA Race Car

Rothmans and Gulf racing liveries get plenty of attention, and rightfully so. But Nissan's red-blue-white race cars are straight-up awesome, and it's hard to top the Z32 300ZX. The car featured here is one of seven built in the 1980s by Cunningham Racing and supported by Nissan. It raced in…

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